drug smuggling


Monday, November 24, 2025
The livestock carrier ship Al Kuwait is pictured in Cape Town harbour, transporting 19,000 cattle from Brazil to Iraq, in Cape Town, South Africa, February 20, 2024. REUTERS/Esa Alexander
Shipping

Chief Officer of Livestock Carrier Among Four Charged in Massive Cocaine Bust Off Western Australia

Four men, including the chief officer of an international livestock carrier, face life imprisonment after Australian authorities intercepted more than 525

November 24, 2025
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Thursday, November 20, 2025
Administration, Coast Guard and joint agency partner leadership held a press conference during a drug offload at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Nov. 19, 2025
Defense

Coast Guard Seizes Record Drugs at Sea While Parallel Military Campaign Sparks International Criticism

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stone offloaded approximately 49,010 pounds of illicit narcotics worth more than $362 million at Port Everglades this week,

November 20, 2025
Total Views: 1045

Tuesday, November 11, 2025
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Nigeria Seizes Over One Ton of Cocaine at Lagos Port in Largest Single Drug Bust

Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has seized approximately 1,000 kilograms of cocaine at Lagos’ Tincan Island Port, marking the

November 11, 2025
Total Views: 1441

Thursday, November 6, 2025
Coast Guard’s Historic Cocaine Seizures Overshadowed By Deadly U.S. Airstrikes
Defense

Coast Guard’s Historic Cocaine Seizures Overshadowed By Deadly U.S. Airstrikes

The U.S. Coast Guard has announced a record-breaking 510,000 pounds of cocaine seized during fiscal year 2025, marking the largest interdiction haul in the

November 6, 2025
Total Views: 1195

Wednesday, October 29, 2025
A screenshot from video shared by U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth showing two alleged drug smuggling vessels before they were destroyed by U.S. forces in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, October 27, 2025
Defense

Senate Democrats Demand Legal Justification for Military Strikes Against Drug Vessels

Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats led by Vermont Senator Peter Welch are demanding the Department of Justice hand over all legal opinions justifying

October 29, 2025
Total Views: 553

Tuesday, October 28, 2025
A screenshot from video shared by U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth showing two alleged drug smuggling vessels before they were destroyed by U.S. forces in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, October 27, 2025
Defense

U.S. Military Conducts Three Strikes in Eastern Pacific, Mexico Leads Rescue of Sole Survivor

President Trump’s Department of War carried out three lethal strikes on four vessels in the Eastern Pacific on Monday, killing 14 people and leaving one

October 28, 2025
Total Views: 1829

Friday, October 24, 2025
From front to back, the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), Royal Moroccan Navy FREMM multipurpose frigate Mohammed VI (701), and Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6), steam in formation while transiting the Strait of Gibraltar
Defense

Trump Adds to Military Buildup in Caribbean With Ford Carrier Deployment

President Donald Trump’s administration escalated a U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean on Friday by announcing the deployment of the Gerald Ford aircraft

October 24, 2025
Total Views: 993

Ford Aircraft Carrier
Defense

Pentagon Sends Ford Carrier Strike Group to Caribbean as U.S. Expands Military Campaign Against Cartels

The Secretary of War has directed the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group to the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility to support operations against

October 24, 2025
Total Views: 1004

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks next to U.S. President Donald Trump during Trump's announcement regarding his administration's policies against cartels and human trafficking, from the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington
Defense

Trump Administration Conducts First Nighttime Strike Against Drug Traffickers in Caribbean

The Trump administration conducted its first nighttime military strike against suspected drug smugglers, killing six individuals aboard a vessel operated by

October 24, 2025
Total Views: 4155

Trump Says Declaration of War Not Needed on Drug Cartels
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Trump Says Declaration of War Not Needed on Drug Cartels

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that his administration plans to brief the U.S. Congress on operations against drug cartels and that even

October 24, 2025
Total Views: 811

Thursday, October 23, 2025
Pakistan Navy Seizes Nearly $1 Billion Worth of Meth and Cocaine in Arabian Sea
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Pakistan Navy Seizes Nearly $1 Billion Worth of Meth and Cocaine in Arabian Sea

The Pakistan Navy , operating under the Saudi-led Combined Task Force 150 of Combined Maritime Forces, seized more than $972 million worth of narcotics in the

October 23, 2025
Total Views: 1747

Wednesday, October 22, 2025
A screenshot from video showing a U.S. military strike on an alleged drug smuggling vessel in the Eastern Pacific. Video released Oct. 22, 2025
Defense

Trump Administration Expands Military Strikes on Drug Vessels to Eastern Pacific

The Trump administration has extended its controversial military campaign against suspected drug-trafficking vessels into the Eastern Pacific, marking a

October 22, 2025
Total Views: 1394

Stock photo of an oil tanker moored at sea
News

How a ‘Dark Fleet’ of Tankers Helped a Mexican Cartel Build a Fuel-Smuggling Empire

Oct 22, (Reuters) – On the afternoon of March 8, a petroleum tanker named Torm Agnes entered the Port of Ensenada on Mexico’s Pacific coast carrying

October 22, 2025
Total Views: 1977

Tuesday, October 14, 2025
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks to senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, U.S., September 30, 2025
Defense

Trump Administration Conducts Latest Lethal Strike Against Suspected Drug Vessel Off Venezuela

President Donald Trump announced another military strike against a suspected narco-trafficking vessel in international waters off Venezuela, killing six

October 14, 2025
Total Views: 1976

Saturday, October 11, 2025
A combination image shows two screen captures from a video posted on the X account of The White House depicting what U.S. President Trump said was a U.S. military strike on a Venezuelan drug cartel vessel.
Defense

US Military Hikes Operational Command Of Counter-Narcotics Operations In Latin America

By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, Oct 10 (Reuters) – The Pentagon announced on Friday it is establishing a new counter-narcotics joint task force

October 11, 2025
Total Views: 1162

Sunday, October 5, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump visits Norfolk, Virginia
Defense

Trump Says US Hit Another Boat Off Venezuela Coast

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Virginia, Oct 5 (Reuters) – U.S. forces hit another vessel allegedly carrying illegal drugs off the coast of Venezuela

October 5, 2025
Total Views: 666

Friday, October 3, 2025
A screenshot of video shared on X by "Secretary of War" Pete Hegseth showing a deadly strike on an alleged drug smuggling vessel near Venezuela
Defense

U.S. Military Conducts Latest Deadly Strike on Drug Boat Near Venezuela as Trump Declares ‘Armed Conflict’ with Cartels

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced a U.S. military strike against a suspected narco-trafficking vessel in international waters off Venezuela, resulting in

October 3, 2025
Total Views: 4873

Thursday, October 2, 2025
A screen shot of video showing the alleged drugs smuggling vessel off Venezuela, as shared by President Donald Trump of Truth Social on September 2, 2025.
Defense

Trump Admin Declares ‘Armed Conflict’ With Latin American Cartels

The Trump administration has determined that the US is engaged in a “non-international armed conflict” with Latin American drug cartels, according to a

October 2, 2025
Total Views: 2284

Monday, September 15, 2025
A screenshot of video released by President Trump showing the U.S. military strike against an alleged narco vessel in international waters, which Trump claims resulted in the deaths of three smugglers.
Defense

U.S. Military Conducts Second Strike Against Venezuelan Vessel in International Waters, Killing Three

The U.S. military has carried out a second kinetic strike against what the administration describes as a Venezuelan drug boat in international waters,

September 15, 2025
Total Views: 3020

Tuesday, September 9, 2025
The USCGC Stone (WMSL 758) destroys a drug smuggling vessel in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, as part of Operation Pacific Viper.
Defense

WATCH: Coast Guard Destroys Drug Vessel, Seizes 13,000 Pounds of Cocaine in Weekend Raids

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has released footage showing the destruction of a drug smuggling vessel, one of three interdictions conducted by the

September 9, 2025
Total Views: 4695